Sandpaper-holder.



Patented January 31, 1905.

JOHN II. BROWN, OEWIOHITA, KANSAS.

sANDPAPER-HOLDEF'I.

SPECIFICATION forming part 'of Letters Patent No. 781,046, dated January 31, 1905.r A

Application led June 4, 1904. Serial No. 211,139. 4

To LZZ whom/ it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN K. BROWN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Wichita, in the county of Sedgwick and Statevof Kansas, have invented new and useful AImprovements in Sandpaper-I-Iolders, `of which the following is a Speoication.

My invention relates to a holder for sandpaper and the like, and has for its object a construction whereby the paper can be readily inserted and removed.

A further object is simplicity lof yconstruction.

Improved details in the construction and arrangement of the various parts of the i-nvention will be apparentfrom the detailed de- Scription hereinafter when read in connection.

with 'the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part hereof, in Whic n Figure l is a plan view of the holder, and Fig. 2 an end View thereof.l Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section.

Referring specipcally to the drawings, 5 denotes a block of wood or other suitable material iii-which a beveled opening is made to receive a clamping-block 6. block 6 are beveled, as at 7, to lit the bevel of the opening. The sandpaper 8 is placed in the opening of the block 5 andsecurely clamped therein when the block 6 is inserted, the ends of the paper lextending and being held between the beveled walls of the opening The ends of the -Letters Patent, is-

1. A sandpaper-holder 4comprising a baseblock having a beveled opening therein to receive the paper, a clamping-block fitting in said opening, and latches pivoted to the baseblock for holding the clamping-block in the opening.

2. A sandpaper-,holder comprising a basehlock having a beveled opening therein to receive the paper, a-clamping-block litting in said opening and having a handle, latches pivoted to the base-block for holding the clamping-block in the opening, and flanges along the sidesfof the base-block and extending upwardly above the handle.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. v

' JOHN K. BROWN. Witnesses: v

ELSBERRY MARTIN,

CHAS. TESTARD. 

